Miami would part with Heat free agent center Jermaine O'Neal or Michael Beasley — or both. The Heat has met with Mavericks free agent center Haywood already. It also has talked with the Utah Jazz and power forward Carlos Boozer.

It's possible the Heat would also seek a backup point guard from Dallas, with Rodrigue Beaubois and J.J. Barea both playing behind Jason Kidd.

Any potential sign-and-trade with Utah would certainly center on a O'Neal-for-Boozer swap, with free agent Jazz swingman Kyle Korver also a possible Heat target.

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crzymdups wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Beasley has a lot of talent. I am not sure why the Heat are so quick to try and move him. He has had his struggles but for what it is worth his dad came out and said the Heat will regret letting him go. I think a dad should say that but I am surprised the Heat are so ready to move on already.

beasley is a joke. he's a poor man's glenn robinson at absolute best.

And to think how close he was to being the #1 pick in the draft.

We have had fights around here regarding B. Lopez and Gallo, and whether we made a mistake on the pick, but the one team that really could have used a good center at the time was Miami. Lopez would have been a nice guy for Wade to play with. They would have also been better off taking Love or Gallinari, and think about a backcourt of Wade and Westbrook.

Beasley's case is a wakeup call for everyone who dismisses the character issue as irrelevant when looking at who to draft. If a team with a leader like Wade can't straighten Beasley out, who can?

crzymdups wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:I am never good on the intricacies of contracts, caps, trades, free agency, etc, so could anyone tell me why can't Dallas just sign O'Neal if he is a FA? Why does Miami have to get involved?

because they're waaaaay over the cap. this trade prevents them from having to use their MLE. and it allows them to get some value for letting haywood walk.

i have no idea why dallas would want JO though. they're becoming a repository for all-stars past their prime. like an all-star old folks home.

SupremeCommander wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Beasley has a lot of talent. I am not sure why the Heat are so quick to try and move him. He has had his struggles but for what it is worth his dad came out and said the Heat will regret letting him go. I think a dad should say that but I am surprised the Heat are so ready to move on already.

beasley is a joke. he's a poor man's glenn robinson at absolute best.

And to think how close he was to being the #1 pick in the draft.

We have had fights around here regarding B. Lopez and Gallo, and whether we made a mistake on the pick, but the one team that really could have used a good center at the time was Miami. Lopez would have been a nice guy for Wade to play with. They would have also been better off taking Love or Gallinari, and think about a backcourt of Wade and Westbrook.

Beasley's case is a wakeup call for everyone who dismisses the character issue as irrelevant when looking at who to draft. If a team with a leader like Wade can't straighten Beasley out, who can?

I'll pat myself on the back... I got into some epic debates with folks around here as to why there was no way I would take him #1 over Rose and why Beasley was likely going to be a disappointment at the pros

Very talented, and I think he can still make a name for himself as an offensive player, but what a waste of a pick.

Paladin55 wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:

crzymdups wrote:

CrushAlot wrote:Beasley has a lot of talent. I am not sure why the Heat are so quick to try and move him. He has had his struggles but for what it is worth his dad came out and said the Heat will regret letting him go. I think a dad should say that but I am surprised the Heat are so ready to move on already.

beasley is a joke. he's a poor man's glenn robinson at absolute best.

And to think how close he was to being the #1 pick in the draft.

We have had fights around here regarding B. Lopez and Gallo, and whether we made a mistake on the pick, but the one team that really could have used a good center at the time was Miami. Lopez would have been a nice guy for Wade to play with. They would have also been better off taking Love or Gallinari, and think about a backcourt of Wade and Westbrook.

Beasley's case is a wakeup call for everyone who dismisses the character issue as irrelevant when looking at who to draft. If a team with a leader like Wade can't straighten Beasley out, who can?

I'll pat myself on the back... I got into some epic debates with folks around here as to why there was no way I would take him #1 over Rose and why Beasley was likely going to be a disappointment at the pros

Besides the character warnings (Remember the pot incident at rookie orientation? I think Beasley got away with that one.)I had my doubts about him when I realized that he was about 6'7" without shoes, and that he would never be a true PF in the NBA.

Very talented, and I think he can still make a name for himself as an offensive player, but what a waste of a pick.

Community pick turned into a bust.

CrushAlot wrote:If you average 15 and 6 in Miami you are rumored to be traded for Haywood. If you average 15 and 5 in NY you are the guy that is going to be traded for Carmelo Anthony.

Miami could have traded the pick but there was not much value in doing so.